Background
Patricia, was born Nuno Nogueira Ribeiro in Cova da Piedade, Almada, 11 October 1981.
Patricia, was born Nuno Nogueira Ribeiro in Cova da Piedade, Almada, 11 October 1981.
She is contracted by DistriRecords label. She was the fourth person from her country to undergo sex reassignment surgery and be its first transsexual singer. He began his musical career at age eleven.
He came to be known as Ricky, in youth group Onda Choc, joined in several children"s and youth groups (Jovens Cantores de Lisboa), directed by Ana Faria.
On 4 November 2008, Ribeiro underwent a sex change operation at Hospital Santa Maria in Lisbon. In 2011 she decided to pursue a solo career and released her first work titled É Real, an album with eleven tracks, emphasizing dance music and Latin rhythms.
In 2012, she started recording her second album, produced by José Felix. Launched in 2013, Lotaria do Amor was awarded a gold record for sales exceeding 7500 units.
Her first single (of the same name) gained radio play in multiple countries.
In 2014, her autobiography Ontem Homem, Hoje Mulherwas published by Chiado Editora. In 2015, she released her Beat Sexy with eleven tracks, produced by José Felixj. lieutenant included "Portugal em Festa" named after the Program Sociedade Independente de Comunicação.
She took a third trip to Brazil to promote the album and to perform a new version of Lotaria do Amor, in São Paulo Paulo, with the participation of model Brazilian and also transsexual Thalita Zampirolli.
